Projecting Environmental Trends From Economic Forecasts

List of contents

List of figures and tables, Acknowledgments, 1. Forecasting for sustainability, 2. Process overview and rationale, 3. Scanning context and setting priorities, 4. Social research for forecasting: Nominal group techniques in scenario building, 5. Environmental impact modeling from scenario projections, 6. Comparing the effects of economic activity, technologies and practices on environmental impacts, 7. Forecasting for sustainability conclusions, findings and potential, Bibliography, Appendix One: Current trends in Kentucky, List of acronyms

About the author

Meyer, Peter; Lyons, Thomas; Clapp, Tara

Summary

This title was first published in 2000:  Sustainable development offers visions of the future, but implementation of new sustainable policies seems slow. This text presents a forecasting method directed to overcome some barriers to the implementation of more sustainable economic policy.

Product details

• Authors: Tara Clapp, Tara L Clapp, Thomas Lyons, Thomas S Lyons, Lyons Thomas, Meyer, Peter Meyer, Peter B Meyer, Peter B Lyons Meyer, Peter Lyons Meyer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138726109
• ISBN: 978-1-138-72610-9
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Sustainability, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society and culture: general, economic forecasting